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1988 Virginia

7–⁠4 (5–⁠2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by George Welsh.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1988, game by game: won vs. William & Mary 31–23; lost vs. No. 18 Penn State 14–42; won vs. Georgia Tech 17–16; lost at Duke 34–38; lost vs. No. 11 Clemson 7–10; lost at Louisville 28–30; won at Wake Forest 34–14; won at Virginia Tech 16–10; won vs. NC State 19–14; won at North Carolina 27–24; won vs. Maryland 24–23+20−28Won 31–23 vs. William & Mary+8William & MaryLost 14–42 vs. No. 18 Penn State-28No. 18 Penn StateWon 17–16 vs. Georgia Tech+1Georgia TechLost 34–38 at Duke-4DukeLost 7–10 vs. No. 11 Clemson-3No. 11 ClemsonLost 28–30 at Louisville-2LouisvilleWon 34–14 at Wake Forest+20Wake ForestWon 16–10 at Virginia Tech+6Virginia TechWon 19–14 vs. NC State+5NC StateWon 27–24 at North Carolina+3North CarolinaWon 24–23 vs. Maryland+1Maryland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsWilliam & MaryW 31–⁠2381%
Sep 10vs18Penn StateL 14–⁠4249%
Sep 17vsGeorgia TechW 17–⁠1669%
Sep 24atDukeL 34–⁠3838%
Oct 8vs11ClemsonL 7–⁠1037%
Oct 15atLouisvilleL 28–⁠3055%
Oct 22atWake ForestW 34–⁠1434%
Oct 29atVirginia TechW 16–⁠1054%
Nov 5vsNC StateW 19–⁠1457%
Nov 12atNorth CarolinaW 27–⁠2466%
Nov 19vsMarylandW 24–⁠2368%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Maryland 24–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1988.

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠2 2nd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
251–⁠244
Coach
George Welsh
Elo
1563 +34 this season
SP+ rating
0.5 No. 55 of 102; offense No. 61, defense No. 46
SRS
3.6 No. 39 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Gary Tranquill
Defensive coordinator
Frank Spaziani
Captains
Roy Brown, David Griggs and Jeff Lageman

Drafted in 1989

The 1989 draft
Rd 1Jeff Lageman DENew York Jets
Rd 2John Ford WRDetroit Lions
Rd 7David Griggs LBNew Orleans Saints

All-ACC

2 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1988 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1988 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson6–⁠110–⁠29
Virginia5–⁠27–⁠4
NC State4–⁠2–⁠18–⁠3–⁠1
Wake Forest4–⁠36–⁠4–⁠1
Maryland4–⁠35–⁠6
Duke3–⁠3–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina1–⁠61–⁠10
Georgia Tech0–⁠73–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.